Banksy Gets His Mask Ripped Off (with Chris Fairbanks)

About this episode

Tess Barker and Chris Fairbanks discuss the recent revelations about Banksy's identity and the implications of anonymity in street art.

For decades, the street artist Banksy was one of the most famous anonymous people in the world. Like most street artists, Banksy used anonymity for cover, but also as a means of generating mystique. A recent expose in Reuters, however, seems to have gotten to the bottom of this icon’s identity. But did they truly blow up Banksy’s spot? Joining Tess to talk all things Banksy is comic and podcaster Chris Fairbanks @chris_fairbanks (Do You Need a Ride?)

People in this episode

Host: Tess Barker

Guest: Chris Fairbanks

Topics covered

• Banksy
• street art
• anonymity
• identity
• mystique
• media exposure

Keywords

• Banksy
• Chris Fairbanks
• street artist
• anonymity
• identity reveal
• mystique
• art culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reuters

Books & works: Banksy

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